SMMT connects leading car manufacturers with tech start-ups

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched the Future Mobility Challenge, an initiative to spawn partnerships between leading automotive brands and innovative technology start-ups and SMEs. BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Ford, and Toyota, have partnered with SMMT to encourage new and small businesses to devise solutions to seven key mobility challenges.
Technology innovators can submit ideas that address these opportunities and the best solutions will be invited to pitch at the Future Mobility Challenge event in October. If successful, applicants will be able to negotiate a range of partnership propositions, from mentoring, ideas incubation and investment, to piloting, routes to market or acquisition.
Technology bodies and membership organizations are also supporting the Future Mobility Challenge. These include the Transport Systems and Digital Catapults, Grant Thornton, Level39, Plexal and Tech London Advocates.